# Accident 19740104001829A: Piper PA28180, Silver Bay, MN, January 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1974
- Place: Silver Bay, MN
- Airport: Silver Bay Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 47.2490° N, 91.4156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SILVER BAY MUNI (BFW), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2490&lon=-91.4156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8414W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8414W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 14 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DER34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740104001829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOWBANK APPROACH TO RUNWAY,PITCHED FORWARD,PROP HIT RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC74DER34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER34), Jan 4, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N8414W), Silver Bay, MN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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